O most merciful Father, who hast so loved me as to give me, thou Only-begotten Son for my food and drink, and with Him all things, look upon the Face of Thine Anointed, in whom Thou art well pleased. This Thy Beloved Son, and with Him my heart, I offer and present to Thee for all the blessings thou hast this day given me. Mayest thou, O Father, be now well pleased in Him, and through Him turn away Thine indignation from me. Behold the One Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, my Advocate and High-Priest, Who intercedes for me. Him do I offer and plead before Thee, who committed no sin, but bore the sins of the world, and by whose stripes we are healed.
Accept, therefore, O Holy Father, this Unspotted Victim, to the honor and glory of Thy name, in thanksgiving for all the blessings thou hast ever bestowed upon me, for the remission also of my sins, and for the supply of all my defects and shortcomings. O Blessed Virgin, Mother of my God and Saviour, present my petitions to thy Son. O all ye Angels and Saints, citizens of heaven, join also your prayers with mine. You stand always before the Throne, and see Him face to face, whom I here receive under veils. Be ever mindful of me, and obtain from Him and through Him that with you I may bless Him and love Him forever. Amen.
Annunciation, by John Donne: Salvation to all that will is nigh; that All, which always is All everywhere, Which cannot sin, and yet all sins must bear, which cannot die, yet cannot choose but die, So, faithful Virgin, yields himself to lie In prison, in thy womb; and though he there can take no sin, nor thou give, yet he’ll wear taken from thence, flesh, which death’s force may try. Ere by the spheres time was created, thou hast light in dark, and shut’st in the little room immensity, cloistered in thy dear womb. We turn to you for protection, holy Mother of God. Listen to our prayers and help us in our needs. Save us from every danger, glorious and blessed Virgin.
Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary: O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and tender Mother of men, in accordance with thy ardent wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate to thy Immaculate Heart myself, my brethren, my country and the whole human race. Reign over us, Most Holy Mother of God, and teach us how to make the Heart of thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ reign and triumph in us even as It has reigned and triumphed in thee. Reign over us, Most Blessed Virgin, that we may be thou in prosperity and in adversity, in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in life and in death.
O most compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven, watch over our minds and hearts and preserve them from the impurity which Thou didst lament so sorrowfully at Fatima. Assist us in imitating You in all things, especially purity. Help us to call down upon our country and upon the whole world the peace of God in justice and charity. Therefore, Most Gracious Virgin and Mother, I hereby promise to imitate Thy virtues by the practice of a true Christian life without regard to human respect. I resolve to offer to thee five decades of the Rosary each day, together with my sacrifices, in the spirit of reparation and penance. Amen.
